When comparing XtraFinder vs ShiftIt, the Slant community recommends XtraFinder for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for macOS?”XtraFinder is ranked 25th while ShiftIt is ranked 50th.

Pros

Pro

Free

Pro

Old full-size color labels from OS X < 10.9

Pro

Adds useful toolbar items

XtraFinder provides useful options for toolbar such as: Launch as Root, New Terminal Here, New File..., and Select...

Pro

Additional right-click options

Xtra Finder provides additional options when performing the right click.

Pro

Custom hotkeys

Pro

Copy Path

Pro

Can open a terminal in set position

XtraFinder can open up a terminal from the right-click menu in given path with "New Terminal Here".

Pro

Dual panel

Split the Finder window into to windows to achieve better file handling.

Pro

Colored icons in the Finder sidebar

Pro

Free

Pro

Easy to configure

ShiftIt is configured through a simple UI where you simply press the hotkeys you wish to map to a certain action.

Pro

Intuitive

ShiftIt is very straight-forward to use for most frequent usages.

Pro

Open source

Cons

Con

Doesn't work on recent macOS versions without a workaround

This tool doesn't work on recent macOS versions, except if you try workaraound that may or may not work. It involves disabling System Integrity Protection and details on how to do it can be found on the XtraFinder website.

Con

A little slow

Similar to Spectacle, but it has a few more features, such as being able to pick the size adjustment increments. Spectacle was a little faster, though. Repeated size changes or moves in succession can cause it to wait for it to complete.

Con

Imprecise when readjusting sizes

Con

Doesn't support moving windows between workspaces

There's no way to move a window to a different workspace with hotkeys in ShiftIt.